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I was looking forward to reading some good stories about Christmas in Saturday’s Pamlico Horizons, but instead there is wasted space with three trivial articles. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Why is everything closed Monday, Dec. 26?

Did you know that it is a felony in the state of North Carolina to kill a songbird, even if you are a 10-year-old shooting on your own property?

I think Bartow Houston said it best when he put his last paragraph in his column. You are so right, Bartow.

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